Co-operation between the Police and the youth in the fight against crime
The Youth Desk is a sub-division of Parys SAPS Comunity Policing Forum
Parys SAPS is inviting the youth to a Youth Desk meeting on October 22 at 16:00 at Parys SAPS.
Youth Desk is a structure established by the SAPS and the Department of Community Safety to bring the youth together from organisations, churches, schools and the general public to improve co-operation between the Police and the youth in the fight against crime, and to address causes of crime together through projects and activitiees.
The Youth Desk is a sub-division of Parys SAPS Comunity Policing Forum, where youth between the age of 18 and 35 will be represented.
Topics of programmes where the Youth Desk will be involved, includes:
* Education and skills development
* Alcohol and drug abuse
* Unemployment,
* Pressure
* The lack of role models
* Child led homes
* Crime
* Poor/bad role models
* Teenage pregnancies
* Gangsterism/groupings
* Materialism
* Poverty
* Homeless Youth
What will you benefit from joining the Youth Desk?
You will gain work experience, meet people and will be able to include your involvement with the Youth Desk on your CV especially when applying at tertiary institutions for further education.
